The final new nursery in Falkirk district to be built as part of a major expansion of early years education should be finished by August.
20.06.2023 - 17:51 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An eyesore hotel in Slamannan looks set to be demolished by Falkirk Council, while the community will get a say in what happens next to the land, if councillors agree.
Next week's meeting of Falkirk Council will have a report on the poor condition of the former Royal Hotel, which sits on a corner site at the Cross and High Street, Slamannan.
The long-vacant hotel is now derelict and "likely to deteriorate further" as the previous owners, Broch Homes Ltd, went into liquidation and were dissolved in 2022.
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Last October, Conservative councillor Claire Mackie-Brown put forward a motion to Falkirk Council, asking officers to bring a report back to members looking at the best way forward for the eyesore.
A report going to members next Wednesday explains that as the property is now considered ownerless and it is being dealt with by the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR).
However, KLTR is currently piloting a new approach, the Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme (“OPTS”).
It aims to remove the substantial obstacles around bringing ownerless land and property back into public use and KLTR have agreed that the Royal Hotel would be suitable as one of the pilot schemes.
The Council will acquire the property - which is such poor condition it has been valued by a private chartered valuation surveyors at £0 - and demolish it.
The community will then be consulted about future use.
KLTR will bear the liability of the previous owner being re-stated by Companies House and trying to recover its previously held assets and property, thereby reducing risk to Falkirk Council.
If the council agrees to go ahead, there will be costs including taxes and
The final new nursery in Falkirk district to be built as part of a major expansion of early years education should be finished by August.
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